148NWST ALIGNMENT REVISION: 1.

111 BURKE
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ALIGNMENT PROCEDURE







MODELS: 148 GTL
148 GTL ST
148 NW ST

REVISION: 1.111

DATE: 03/11/03









PREPARED BY: BURKE





Total Pages: 8 pages



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148NWST ALIGNMENT INSTRUCTION

1 TEST CONDITION:
1.0. TEST TEMPERTAURE: 25 5 C
1.1. STANDARD DC POWER: 13.8VDC
1.2. MEASUREMENT CHANNEL: CH19 (27.185MHz)
1.3. STANDARD AUDIO LOADING: 4
1.4. ANTENNA IMPEDANCE: 50
1.5. STANDARD RF INPUT: 1mV
1.6. STANDARD REF. MODULATION: CB 30%
SSB 500Hz and 2400Hz
1.7. STANDARD REF. AUDIO OUTPUT: 0.5W
1.8. PULSE GENERATOR: 1S pulse @ 100mS and 1V peak-to-peak amplitude,
with rise and fall time of less than 10nS.
1.9. FREQUENCY TABLE:

CH NO. FREQ. (MHz) CH NO. FREQ. (MHz)
1 26.965 21 27.215
2 26.975 22 27.225
3 26.985 23 27.255
4 27.005 24 27.235
5 27.015 25 27.245
6 27.025 26 27.265
7 27.035 27 27.275
8 27.055 28 27.285
9 27.065 29 27.295
10 27.075 30 27.305
11 27.085 31 27.315
12 27.105 32 27.325
13 27.115 33 27.335
14 27.125 34 27.345
15 27.135 35 27.355
16 27.155 36 27.365
17 27.165 37 27.375
18 27.175 38 27.385
19 27.185 39 27.395
20 27.205 40 27.405








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1.9. TEST EQUIPMENT SETUP AS BELOW:
A. TX test equipment setup:


Spectrum Power
Analyzer Supply



Modulation 148NWST
Meter



Audio Gen.







B. RX test equipment setup:


AC VTVM RF Signal
Generator




Oscilloscope





4 ohm Load



Noise pulse
generator
RF
Wattmeter
Dummy
Load

148NWST
Power
Supply
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2.0 MAIN ALIGNMENT
2.1 VCO
Alignment
STEP PRESET TO CONNECTIONS ADJUST PROCEDURE
1 RX mode, AM, CH1 DC voltmeter to TP9 L19
Adjust for 3.2V, 0.1V
Check CH40 = 4.2V, 0.2V
2 RX mode, AM, CH19 Oscilloscope to TP10 L21 Adjust for maximum output
3 Same as step 2 Oscilloscope to TP1 L20 Adjust for maximum output
4
RX mode, AM, CH19
Voicelock Midrange
Frequency counter to
TP1
L23 Adjust for 34.985MHz
5
RX mode, LSB, CH19
Voicelock Midrange
Frequency counter to
TP1
L22
Adjust for 34.9835MHz
6 RX mode, USB, CH19
Voicelock Midrange
Frequency counter to
TP1
L59 Adjust for 34.9865MHz

2.2 Carrier Alignment
STEP PRESET TO CONNECTIONS ADJUST PROCEDURE
1 TX mode, AM, CH19
Frequency counter to
cathode of D17.
Disconnect TP7 & TP8.
L31
Adjust for 7.8MHz, then
re-connect TP7 & TP8
2 RX mode, LSB, CH19
Frequency counter to
TP14
L30 Adjust for 7.7985MHz
3 RX mode, USB, CH19
Frequency counter to
TP14
CT2 Adjust for 7.8015MHz


3.0 RECEIVER ALIGNMENT
Connect an AC VTVM across speaker coil.
Adjust volume control to obtain a suitable indication.
Set generator output low enough to prevent AGC limiting.
Preset controls as follows, unless otherwise noted:
RF Gain maximum, Voicelock midrange, Squelch minimum, NB/ANL off, Tone normal.
STEP PRESET TO CONNECTIONS ADJUST PROCEDURE
1
RX mode
CH19, USB
Output of signal generator through
0.01F to TP16 (TR15 emitter).
Freq. = 7.8005MHz
NO modulation, RF output 200V
L7, L8, L9,
L10, L12,
L14
Adjust for maximum output
2
RX mode
CH19, AM
Output of signal generator through
0.01F to TP15 (FET1 Gate 1).
Freq. = 455KHz, 1KHz 30%
modulation, RF output 100V
L15, L13,
L3
Adjust for maximum output
3
RX mode
CH19, AM
Output of signal generator to
antenna input.
Freq. = 27.185MHz, 1KHz 30%
modulation, RF output 1V
L4, L5, L6 Adjust for maximum output
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STEP PRESET TO CONNECTIONS ADJUST PROCEDURE
4
RX mode
CH19, AM
NB/ANL
switch set to
NB
Output of signal generator and noise
pulse generator to antenna input.
Freq. = 27.185MHz, 1KHz 30%
modulation, RF output 1V.
Oscilloscope to TP17.
L1, L2
NOISE BLANKER
Adjust for maximum pulse
amplitude on oscilloscope
5
RX mode
CH19, AM
Squelch to
maximum
Output of signal generator to
antenna input.
Freq. = 27.185MHz, 1KHz 30%
modulation, RF output 1800V
VR3
SQUELCH RANGE
Adjust until audio just appears
6
RX mode
CH19, AM
Output of signal generator to
antenna input.
Freq. = 27.185MHz, 1KHz 30%
modulation, RF output 100V
VR1
AM SIGNAL METER
Adjust for a reading of 9 on the
analog meter of the CB radio
7
RX mode
CH19, USB
Output of signal generator to
antenna input.
Freq. = 27.186MHz, no modulation,
RF output 100V
VR2
SSB SIGNAL METER
Adjust for a reading of 9 on the
analog meter of the CB radio


4.0 Transmitter Alignment
Maintain a 50 ohm 25 watt dummy load on the antenna connector for the following
steps.
STEP PRESET TO CONNECTIONS ADJUST PROCEDURE
1
TX mode
CH19, AM
Dynamike minimum
RF wattmeter to antenna
input
L47, L48,
L46, L45,
L38
Adjust for maximum RF output
2 Same as step 1
Spectrum analyzer to
antenna input
L36
Adjust for minimum at 54MHZ
(2nd harmonic)
3
TX mode
CH19, USB
Dynamike minimum
RF wattmeter to antenna
input
VR7
CARRIER BALANCE
Adjust for minimum RF output
4 Same as step 3 Insert ammeter at TP8. VR9
DRIVER BIAS
Adjust for 25mA
5 Same as step 3 Insert ammeter at TP7. VR8
FINAL BIAS
Adjust for 50mA
6
TX mode
CH19, USB
Dynamike maximum
RF wattmeter to antenna
input. Insert a
two-tone, 500mV signal
to microphone input.
VR11
SSB ALC
Adjust for 12 watts PEP RF output
7
TX mode
CH19, AM
Dynamike minimum
RF wattmeter to antenna
input.
VR10
AM CARRIER POWER
Adjust for 4 watts RF output








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STEP PRESET TO CONNECTIONS ADJUST PROCEDURE
8 Same as step 7


VR6
RF POWER METER
Adjust so that the needle of the
CBs analog meter is at the border
between the green and red zones.
9 Same as step 7
Frequency counter to
antenna input.
VR5
TX CARRIER FREQUENCY
Adjust for 27.185MHz
10
TX mode
CH19, AM
Dynamike maximum
Modulation meter to
antenna input. Insert a
1KHz, 50mV signal to
microphone input.
VR501
AMC CONTROL
Adjust for 90% modulation
11 CH19, AM
Remove the dummy
load. Connect a 100
ohm load to the antenna
input. Use the built-in
SWR meter to check the
SWR.
VR12
SWR METER
Adjust for an SWR reading of 2





























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